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By Stephanie Levesque
There will be no action on the issue of
French education by the. 1-14ron-Perth
Separate School Beard until a survey is _
Completed. •
A group of Stratford parents received this.
response after they requested the .board te
pay for the transporting pf their- children,
from that City to Marguerite 13ourgeoys
French separate School in Woodsteckstar-
tiug this September,
The parent group, headed by Patin:Wand .
Michel ,Rousseau of Stratford, said it islhe
responsibility of the school' board "to either
provide school or frerithClass In Stratford
or to provide transportation 19 another
town." • * • . . -
Director, _of. education »i11 W/4eit, back
Wier a six-41101th sick1eave aid that •
legislation requiring boards to Wet Freirch
education for one or more Frenchstudents
is not. yet in place..CurrentIy thecluCation
Act states that boards halt to •provide
French education only when there are 2.5 or
more French speaking students.
Stratford trustee John Devline said there'
is a note of urgency in the parents' request
because they want to enrol their children.
this September; . •
Chairman Ron .IVIOrray asked for com-
ments from trusteek noting his own feeling
is tbat, if a motion is passed either in favor or
against; the board Wei& be establishing 'a
policy. ' . - • •
Most trustees said they would prefer to.
',Wait until the 'surveyreport is completed
before they made a decision. .Administra-
tion said the survey. report, which considers
Vrench. •IrrimerSiOn, French as a first
language schoo4or enlarging the present
Cole Etpfinckpraiank, is expected in Oc- ,
tobee. •
Several.truSteeSsaiddtthe board paid the
transportation costs bf *the nine children
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..vliose parents are :tnakig the request ui
Stratford, there_would2.4e-similar requests
fop other parents. Once concern -was that
•• parents in Goderiok who have requested a
. French* InunerSion class, 'would sasic to have
their '4111dren based , to London Kincar-
' dine;
• There was also some question as. to ho*
the students WOOkl be registered.. It was. sug-
gested that if they .registered in Perth Conn-
taere-livi4114, have to be ,an agreement
between the separate shool, board and the.
board ,controlling the school where the
students were going to..
Chairman lYitirray Said he recognizes the
fact that the people of FrencKheritage have
• a right to be educated. in4he French
language. Re argued with .orierusteCthat
Canada is a bilingual countrrittlithe move-
ment of people within that country makes it
necessary for school hoards to provide an
education in bothofficial languages'
'Board to conduct survey on French i
A French inunerSio» survey will be ging..,
out across Huron County the tirSt week
school and .will belolloVved by four Publie
meetings'. ' • • .. ,
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The Huron County •I30ard .of qEducaion
issued a press release last week'which said
the ad hoc• committee on French Immer-
sion, set ip by the board this past sp'in,
has prepared and distributedtheStirveY
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The surveys 'will be sent home to every
farnilY.Which has hildren in:Weleirientary,
school, the press releasestates. Thesurvey
will also be sent home vrith nursery sehotil
children, and to .as Many other familiesin
the couritY:as possible.
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Copies' of survey will be available at
school offices arid•at the-ariiiiinstration
tre in. Clinton: The survey.r.will be collected'
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at the loCai schools oniriciay, Sept, 21.
The ad hoc committee will also be holding
public meetings at four locations during the
.„ next two yeeks. All meetings begin at 8 p.m.
'and will be arrangedto give information'
about. present French programs and Irri-
1nersion French programs.
There *ill. alSo be an , opportuniy to ask -
questions -ofthe committee.
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The publie *meetings 'will; be held. at Hen.'
011..Ptiblid' Scbool.. dil Sept.,: 12,. G clench
-District:Collegiate InstituteorrSept. 13; East
...Wawariosh .Public Sahotil. at Ilelgrave On
Sept. 19 and ,SeifOrth finblicSehool on Sept:
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During October, . the eorrimirre.e', will be '.
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visiting other boards which' have different
tyPe'. s of inutersion.prOgraths. .0n Nev. 6, •
the committee will -hear •oi?iiiiOns froni .,
mersion
regional consultants and representatives
.from ot er boards,- and .provide an oppor-
tunity ' r any local:gtotips to make presen-
tatio
h the background of -the. survey, pUblic
rneet.'ngs,: visitations, consultant opinions,
and p esentations. the committee will then •
write set of recommendations which will'
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bepre, ented to the board in 'January of 198.5.4,
The onimittee' is comprised of 'five
parents, Joanne Todd' of Wingharn; Mary
Hearn of Clinton, SuSan Wheatley, of Seafori,
ihr Pon Sc and johri Remkes
0 Exeter, rustee,s- John' Elliott, Frank
'Falconer and nLMcQual1, consultant Dar
Irlorence
d superintendent
her, committee;
•mian•SOlomon.;'a
principal IlillSteyenion
Arnold Wiathers , are
members., •
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